23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Badlands National Park Milky Way Composite II
This image shows the twilight shot of the foreground and the later Milky Way shot from the same location, but pointed a few degrees to the right. In the fall and in the dark sky of South Dakota, United States, the Milky Way dominates the night sky above a surreal landscape of Badlands National Park.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Near Interior, South Dakota, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 8 |
| Copyright: | © Denneen Peterson |